Chadwick Boseman Height, Age, Death, Girlfriend, Wife, Family, Biography & More
Bio/Wiki | |
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Full Name | Chadwick Aaron Boseman |
Nickname | Chad |
Profession | Actor |
Physical Stats & More | |
Height (approx.) | in centimeters - 183 cm in meters - 1.83 m in feet inches - 6’ |
Eye Color | Dark Brown |
Hair Color | Black |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | November 29, 1977 |
Birthplace | Anderson, South Carolina, USA |
Date of Death | August 29, 2020 (Saturday) |
Place of Death | He died at his home in Los Angeles. [1]BBC |
Age (at the time of death) | 43 Years |
Death Cause | Cancer [2]BBC |
Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
Nationality | American |
Hometown | Anderson, South Carolina, USA |
School | T. L. Hanna High School, Anderson |
College/University | Howard University, Washington, DC British American Drama Academy, Oxford |
Educational Qualification | Bachelor of Fine Arts in Directing |
Debut | Film- The Express (2008)![]() TV- Third Watch (2003) |
Family | Father- Leroy Boseman (Upholstery Businessman)![]() Mother- Carolyn Boseman (Nurse) Brother- Not Known Sister- Not Known |
Religion | Christianity |
Ethnicity | African-American |
Hobbies | Listening to Music, Writing, Playing Basketball |
Address (Fan Mail) | Chadwick Boseman Greene & Associates Talent Agency 1901 Avenue of the Stars Suite 130 Los Angeles, CA 90067 USA |
Favorite Things | |
Favorite Actress | Phylicia Rashad |
Favorite TV Show | The Cosby Show |
Favorite Guitarist | Jimi Hendrix |
Girlfriends, Affairs and More | |
Marital Status (At the time of death) | Engaged |
Girlfriend | Taylor Simone Ledward![]() |
Fiancée | Taylor Simone Ledward |
Engagement Date | October 2019 |
Wife/Spouse | N/A |
Money Factor |
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Net Worth (approx.) | $5 million |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Chadwick Boseman
- Did Chadwick Boseman drink alcohol?: Yes
- He was an excellent basketball player in his younger days, and was part of U-16 AAU basketball team.
- He never wanted to be an actor, instead, he wanted to be a writer and director.
- He was bitten by acting bug when TV star Phylicia Rashad visited his university to give a lecture as a guest professor.
- From 2002 to 2007, he worked as a drama instructor in the Schomburg Junior Scholars Program in New York.
- He also worked as a theatre actor and playwright at the Congo Square Theatre Company in Chicago.
- In 2008, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue his career in acting.
- He rose to fame with his role of “Jackie Robinson” in the sports biopic ’42’ (2013), where he played the inspirational role of Jackie Robinson, the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern times.
- He used to do 5 to 8 hours of rigorous training with a choreographer for the demand of his role as “James Brown” in the biopic “Get on Up,” which was based on the life of singer James Brown.
- His had a big family, including 42 first cousins.
- He was a popular face in China and had won the “Most Popular U.S. Actor in China” award at the 13th Annual Chinese American Film Festival (CAFF), in 2017.
- He was Marvel’s first lead actor of color in the film ‘Black Panther’ (2018).
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